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Kanshi Ram Shahri Samagraya Vikas Yojna developed 21 Feb 2009, 0633 hrs IST, Ashraf Jamal, TNN ALLAHABAD: Although the state government takes the name of Dalit icon Kanshi Ram with reverence but the same spirit is ironically not seen in the implementation of the project named after him- Kanshi Ram Shahri Samagraya Vikas Yojna. Despite the fact that the government has stopped sanctioning money for the project, the reality is that even the money allocated under the project two years back has not been utilized for the comprehensive civic development of the selected wards. The most visible apathy regarding the implementation of the project is being witnessed in the Katra ward which has been selected under the Kanshi Kanshi Ram Shahri Samagraya Vikas Yojna two years back. About 1 crore and 25 lakh rupees were sanctioned for the holistic civic infrastructure development of this ward but only limited amount of work has been completed while the rest work is pending and the vast amount of money sanctioned for the project is lying unutilized. Due to the non utilization of the money in the ward, proper civic development of the area is hanging in doldrums. As a result, street are full of potholes, half of the street lights are functioning, number of electric poles installed are also less in number than the sanctioned number of poles. Out of the various works which are lying pending in the ward include repairing of the streets of the Machli Bazar costing about Rs. 17 lakh, repair of the roads in Katra Agrahara costing about Rs. 23 lakh, street behind the Punjab National Bank costing about Rs.6 lakh, only 50 per cent of electric fittings have been installed. Out of the four number of semi-high mast light, only two have been installed. Speaking about the negligent attitude of Allahabad Municipal Corporation, Anand Agarwal, corporator of Katra ward said that I was quite hopeful that my area would be completely transformed as it would be gifted with proper civic infrastructure due to its inclusion under the Kanshi Ram Yojna but all my hopes have been dashed. Most of the money sanctioned for the project is lying unutilized due to the apathy of Allahabad Municipal Corporation and the allied bodies. It is pertinent to mention that Kanshi Ram Shahri Samagraya Vikas Yojna is the project regarding the holistic civic development of the selected wards. The ward would have the proper facility of roads, adequate development of the streets of the lanes, provision of proper drainage, street lighting and proper system of cleanliness and sanitation in the area. Pointedly, about four wards were selected in the first phase of the Kanshi Ram Shahri Samagraya Vikas Yojna which included the ward of Katra. The other selected wards included the ward of Jayantipur, Sulemsarai and Muthiganj-II.
